In an open letter to the federal government the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) have called for an industry rescue package, given…
From the 16th to the 22nd of March 2020 sales at The Reject Shop’s 354 stores were up 36.1% year-on-year. This steep increase builds on the strong growth the company…
Total sales at Australia’s 204 JB HI-FI stores grew by 9.9% for the sales period from 1st of January to 22nd of March 2020, with year-on-year sales growth of 8.8%.…
MELBOURNE: Telstra says it has put on hold its plan announced in June 2018 to shed 8000 jobs and will accelerate its 5G rollout in response to the COVID-19 crisis.…
CANBERRA: Coronavirus panic buying is being aggravated by social media and Australia is in no danger of running out of food, says Agriculture Minister David Littleproud. Littleproud said coronavirus panic…
Consumer electronics, appliance and hardware retailers will be allowed to stay open with demand for goods likely to increase online as people are forced to stay at home claim analysts.…
An intense situation is developing with Hi Fi retailers now facing the real possibility that distributors who claim that they have become “The Bank” for struggling retailers, set to demand…
Consumer electronic and appliance retailers in NSW and Victoria are facing the real possibility that they are going to have to trade online with both State Governments moving to shut…
Small businesses hit by COVID-19 will be given a six-month deferral on loan repayments. AMP Bank, ANZ, Bank Australia, Bank of Queensland Limited, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, Commonwealth Bank…
Publishers are reportedly considering blocking Google’s AI systems over growing concerns that AI-generated search summaries are reducing website traffic and advertising revenue. According to reports,...